Quote Originally Posted by Kid Cossack View Post
Ancient Russian proverb: "Verit' a proverit' " (and there the ' stands for the soft sign or "myagki znak" which we called, at DLI, the monkey smack)

Verit' a proverit'?

President Reagan used it a few times, it doesn't sound as good in English as it does in Russian: "Trust, but verify."
Very cool. Basically the same idea.